OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, combining GPT-6 Astra with tools and instructions designed for legal work, including a new Legal Search Index spanning U.S. case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, and administrative decisions. OpenAI also launched 26 legal plugins that connect specialized legal tools and knowledge directly to ChatGPT. The launch points to a […]
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Calling it the beginning of its long-term investment in law, ChatGPT developer OpenAI today released Astra for Law, a version of its latest model, GPT-6 Astra, configured for legal work, including a dedicated legal search index and custom instructions for legal analysis and writing.“Today, we’re introducing Astra for Law: a new foundation for law firms and legal technology companies…
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The Associated Press scored a notable courtroom win Thursday in its copyright dispute with the producers behind a documentary tied to the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, after a federal judge ruled that AP owns the rights to a post-verdict interview with the trial’s dismissed “egg juror” and that the agreement used to secure that interview is valid and enforceable.

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Netskope, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening PTAB docket IPR2026-00474 on September 15, 2026. For patent litigators and in-house IP teams, this is the kind of proceeding worth monitoring early: even at the filing stage, an IPR can signal a broader enforcement dispute, a defensive campaign against a competitor’s…
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An interesting book by Dave Eggers came out several years ago called The Circle. It was later made into a mediocre movie, but the book has become considerably more disturbing with time.The essence of the book was the drip-by-drip loss of privacy, symbolized by the loss of integrity of the main character. She goes to work for a big…
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Harvey on 9 September announced a $550m funding round at a $15.5bn valuation, co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The raise follows the introduction of Harvey’s first post-trained open-weight […]
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A Pennsylvania federal judge has taken the unusual step of urging an investigation into Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office over its handling of a man’s yearslong attempt to overturn a murder conviction. The development stands out because the court’s concern is not limited to the integrity of the conviction itself; it extends to whether prosecutors or officials in a…
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By Rob Hewett This week, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) – the largest professional association for legal operations professionals – announced plans to establish the Legal Operations Certified Professional […]
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The digital ecosystem looked different since the emergence of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model in 2005
Two decades later the techno-evidence arena engages with cloud repositories, collaboration platforms, mobile communications, distributed workforces, growing data volumes, and an expanding role for artificial intelligence.
EDRM 2.0 released in September 2026, reflects how significantly the realities of electronic discovery have changed
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Contrast that to the “age-old process” where “the product is built and then they say to legal, ‘Come in and look at this.’ Then you’re bootstrapping things on top. It’s not right, and there’s a lot of friction, usually,” said Kirupa Pushparaj, CLO of Mews.
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Senate Democrats have blocked a major crypto market-structure proposal known as the “Clarity Act,” slowing what could have been one of the most consequential federal regulatory resets for digital assets in years. Supporters pitched the bill as a way to define when crypto products fall under securities laws versus commodities regulation, while opponents raised concerns about investor protection, oversight gaps,…
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Federal prosecutors have unsealed a superseding indictment in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants in an alleged scheme to abuse the H-2A agricultural worker visa program, fraudulently secure visas, and smuggle individuals into the United States. According to the Justice Department, the case centers on allegations that the defendants used the temporary agricultural worker program as a vehicle…
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